Wisconsin Assembly District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-016
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
7.07 sq mi
Water Area
0.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Milwaukee County7.07 sq mi100.0%2.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Milwaukee city7.07 sq mi100.0%7.4%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WI District 459,714100.0%8.1%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
31,775
Active Voters
31,775 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202423,619 (74.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 05/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
56,064 (± 1,993)
Median Age
27.3
Median Household Income
$38,637 (± $2,919)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,78824.6%
18 to 6437,52366.9%
65 and over4,7538.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,7348.4%
White, not Hispanic14,65726.1%
Black, not Hispanic31,00155.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,0645.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1500.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2020.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2564.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
54,738
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
41,065

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic50,44592.2%
Hispanic4,2917.8%
White14,61626.7%
Black30,98556.6%
Asian2,5924.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1520.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1980.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic38,11092.8%
Hispanic2,9567.2%
White13,88233.8%
Black21,95753.5%
Asian1,8174.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5341.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1120.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).